“My grandfather is an incredible man,” she said. “He is very generous. And what he is doing is amazing.”

The 27-year-old Hilton is currently in Turkey to judge the 2008 Miss Turkey contest, and said she valued not only beauty but also “good heart” when evaluating the contestants. She also said she sees herself as a role model for young women.

“This is my first time judging anything like this,” she told Reuters. “I’m going to look at how the girls carry themselves, what they look like, the way they dress and what they say.”

In a news conference held last week at PETA's Bob Barker Building in Los Angeles, TV superstar Kate del Castillo launched her new PETA campaign urging people to help prevent violence against humans by always reporting violence against animals.
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